Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery: Season 1
Episode Guide
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The Splendor of the Pharaohs
Apr 7, 2001 · 96 min
The Cairo museum is one of the most extraordinary places in the history of humanity: it houses the treasures of the Pharaohs. Thousands of objects recovered from the tombs: jewels,
The Extraordinary Story of Life
Apr 14, 2001 · 103 min
Ulisse tells the story of life on Earth. An exciting story, which scientists are slowly reconstructing. Alberto Angela will be in the famous Natural History Museum in New York, whe
Everest, the Great Challenge
Apr 21, 2001 · 106 min
Ulisse dedicates this event to the highest peak in the world: Everest. A RAI crew went to the Himalayas, in the Everest region, to show the extraordinary landscapes of this "roof o
The Fire
Apr 28, 2001 · 106 min
Fire has been a protagonist of human history; from the first prehistoric fireplaces, born about 400 thousand years ago, to the flames of space rockets, it has always accompanied ma
Neanderthals, a Drama From 35,000 Years Ago
May 5, 2001 · 109 min
Ulisse offers his spectators a very particular journey: a journey through time, to closely observe the life of a group of Neanderthal men. Thanks to careful studies, a group of sci
Diamonds, Pearls and Gold
May 12, 2001 · 120 min
This episode of Ulisse is dedicated to the most extraordinary jewels in history, and everything behind them: technique, art, nature. The episode takes its cue from the largest diam
In the Hell of Volcanoes
May 19, 2001 · 120 min
The earth floats on a sea of fire: the thin layer of the earth's crust, in fact, rests on an incandescent magma which every now and then finds chimneys to shoot out its fiery splas
Pompei, Countdown
May 26, 2001 · 119 min
Would you like to live in Roman times? Ulisse gives you the opportunity, following hour by hour the typical day of the inhabitants of a Roman city: family life, work, business, lov